Miscellaneous Agriculture

Sally Johnson Appointed as Vice President of New Holland Agriculture North America →

CNH Industrial announced the immediate appointment of Sally Johnson to the role of vice president of New Holland Agriculture North America. "Sally has brought strong leadership to each role she has held with CNH Industrial and in her most recent role as sales director for New Holland," said Brad Crews, president of CNH Industrial North America. "We believe in Sally's proven ability and see a great opportunity for continued growth with our dealers and customers." Johnson's 16 years of experience with CNH Industrial brings a multi-faceted perspective to the brand's top leadership position. Click for more...

Eric Raby Becomes CLAAS Senior Vice President of Americas Region →

CLAAS announced that Eric Raby has succeeded Leif Magnusson as senior vice president of the Americas Region effective Oct. 1, 2021. Magnusson joined CLAAS in 2008 and has led the Americas Region during a time of significant growth and development. He will continue with the CLAAS Group in an advisory capacity. "We would like to thank Leif for his many years of dedication, positive business results and personal commitment. Click for more...

New Bill Expands Farmers' Access to Precision Agriculture Equipment →

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture committee, introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan (PAL) Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide loan financing to farmers and ranchers interested in purchasing precision agriculture equipment. Precision agriculture is a wide range of new technologies in farming and ranching that can allow producers to reduce their environmental footprint, lower costs and improve productivity. Click for more...

AEM Elects AgriSync's Casey Niemann to Ag Sector Board →

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Casey Niemann, president and CEO of West Des Moines, Iowa-based AgriSync, to its Ag Sector Board as its newest member. "Casey will bring a great perspective of experience from both the ag technology and startup business community to the AEM Ag Sector Board," said AEM President Dennis Slater. "We are excited to have him be a part of the important conversations about the intersection of technology, agriculture and equipment manufacturers." Niemann founded AgriSync, a software-as-a-service provider for customer communication management, in 2014. Click for more...

USDA Grant Funds Monarch Tractor Deployment, Partnership With Hopville Farms, Oregon State University →

Monarch Tractor will deploy its fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor at Hopville Farms in Oregon. Funded through the USDA's Conservation Innovation Grant program, the tractor will be utilized to automate specific blueberry field maintenance tasks in an effort to reduce the use of diesel fuels while improving farming productivity. Additionally, in cooperation with Oregon State University, Hopville Farms and Monarch Tractor will work together to create a platform for field data collection that is expected to improve agronomy practices. Click for more...

AGCO Pilots Innovative Precision Ag Line Support Service for Farmers With AGCO, Mixed Fleet Operations →

AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced the pilot of its Precision Ag Line (PAL) program, a tool designed to streamline support services for farming customers using AGCO solutions with mixed-fleet operations. PAL makes precision farming expertise available to farmers using products from widely-used AGCO brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Gleaner, Massey Ferguson and Precision Planting, even when those products are used in conjunction with equipment from other manufacturers. Click for more...

Case IH Introduces New Planter Tech, Applicator Configurations →

Case IH is introducing new technology and configurations to help producers match planting and product application to the unique needs of their fields. For Model Year 2021 equipment, producers can enhance in-field productivity with these solutions: ISO Planter Control for 2000 series Early Riser planters allows producers to monitor row-by-row planter performance and visualize high-resolution as-applied planting data in real time. Click for more...

Vermeer Innovation Concepts Address Agricultural Labor Challenges →

Vermeer Corporation has introduced four concepts to help customers optimize their hay operations: an autonomous bale mover, onboard bearing temperature sensors, automated baling assistance technology and Forage Commander — a field data management app. These innovations are designed to help overcome the growing agricultural labor challenges and tight timelines producers continue to face. "Our team is dedicated to developing practical ways to help forage producers make the most of their available labor and get the most out of their time in the field," said Vermeer Research and Development Manager Kent Thompson. Click for more...

VIDEO: Could Boom in Ag Equipment Sales Be Just What Environment Ordered? →

"All indications are that the farm economy is going to continue to be strong into 2021 and perhaps for years to come," said Curt Blades, senior VP of Ag Services of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). "So the ag equipment sales numbers typically go hand-in-glove with the ag economy." But could that strength in ag equipment sales also lead to a similar boom in sustainable, more environmentally friendly agriculture overall? "One of the things that we certainly find is fuel efficiency does become a deciding factor. Click for more...

Kubota Awards $100,000 “Hometown Proud” Grant to Wayne County, Tenn. →

Kubota Tractor Corporation announced Wayne County Ag Center, in Collinwood, Tenn., as the winner of the Kubota "Hometown Proud" community revitalization grant program. Wayne County will receive a $100,000 grant and loaned equipment from Kubota to help develop the grounds for the county's first and only dedicated Agricultural Center (Ag Center). Kubota announced its first-ever community revitalization grant program, "Hometown Proud," on March 11, calling on cities, towns, municipalities and nonprofit organizations from across the United States to submit an application for consideration. Click for more...

Ward McConnell, Longtime Farm Equipment Veteran, Passes Away →

J. Ward McConnell Jr., a longtime veteran of the farm equipment industry, passed away on May 31, 2021. Mr. McConnell was born on July 30, 1931, on the family dairy farm in Prattsburgh, N.Y. Upon leaving the Army in 1956, he returned to Prattsburgh and opened a used car lot. He soon became an Oliver Tractor and John Deere dealer, which fueled his competitive drive and dream to build his own McConnell brand. Click for more...

H&R Agri-Power Announces Acquisition of FB McAfoos →

H&R Agri-Power announced the acquisition of FB McAfoos in Benton, Ill. This is H&R Agri-Power's 18th location and third location in Illinois. The dealership will continue to operate as FB McAFoos, and offer the same customer service and product lines that have been provided in the past to the southern Illinois region. This location carries a full range of turf, agricultural and construction products including Kubota, Landpride, eXmark, Grasshopper, Bush Hog, Vermeer, Kubota Construction, Kubota Rental and Stihl among other product lines. Click for more...

John Deere Brings the Farm Home With New Minecraft World →

John Deere is bringing the farm to young game enthusiasts with the latest version of FarmCraft, a Minecraft experience. Created by Blockworks, in collaboration with John Deere, the Minecraft experience gives players an introduction to modern agriculture through the virtual use of machines, processes and decisions that go into farming today. The FarmCraft experience, within Minecraft, is intended to educate young people on the importance of agriculture using a familiar, interactive platform. Click for more...

Messick Farm Equipment Breaking Ground On New Facility in Mount Joy, Pa. →

Messick Farm Equipment has broken ground on a new facility that will serve as its primary location in Mount Joy, Pa. After decades of growth and multiple expansion projects in Elizabethtown, the decision was made to move the Elizabethtown location to Mount Joy. The new facility will have additional indoor and outdoor space for the sales, parts and service departments and has the capacity to allow for growth into the future. Click for more...

With Help From Michigan AgrAbility, Area Loggers Overcome Injuries →

For Duane Berg, owner and founder of Berg Logging in Gladstone, Mich., business was booming in 2010 — right up until he fell off a roof. "I got injured in November 2010. Besides [being] a logger, I was a construction worker, and I was helping one of my friends do a job," Berg said. Berg's T10 vertebra was severely injured in the fall, leaving him paralyzed from his waist down. This created a vicious circle: he was forced to run his business remotely, which led to production difficulties. Click for more...

Trimble, VayaVision Alliance Moves Toward More Automation →

When a company has been involved in a range of ag technology systems that have advanced guidance, control, and record-keeping — where next? For Trimble, it's a new alliance to help advance technology in machine perception. "One of the things that is quite important is awareness of what is happening around us when operating a machine," said Guillermo Perez-Iturbe, marketing director, agriculture, Trimble. Click for more...

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